MUSIC INDUSTRY LEFT HER BROKE?! En Vogue's Dawn Robinson EXPOSES Living in Her Car for 3 YEARS!

No doubt the Music industry should do better by her. But she can’t go get a job she can’t apply for assistance like other regular people. We highlight this because she famous but it’s everyday Americans dealing with this let’s find a way to shine a light on the problem America has and let’s help everyone?

Her choices made her broke. I am quite sure that drugs and psychiatric illness are playing a role here.

Thats why we go to college to get a back up job when the fame ends!

To me it seems the logical choice would be to leave LA for someplace cheaper. Maybe look at being a musical teacher to generate income.

Hotel’s fam are better than nothing but 3k monthly absolutely not. It’s a financial trap. A cheap apartment would be better for sure. But now in your car there is only 1 thing to do from here & that is go all the way up.

There are some unresolved challenges with this individual. Not sure if there is a quick fix

If she were my family or friend I’d tell her to start from the bottom, like waitressing or whatever while her manager looks for gigs – commercials,, whatever. People might make fun of her when they find out, but that too shall pass.

Actually, poor financial choices will make a difference no matter how much money you've made. Not saying this is the case but if she has been reckless with her money, I'm not sure folks should come to the rescue.

She deserves what she wants. And if she doesn't want to do what other people expect her to do, that's her decision. She doesn't have to have any kind of mental issues whatsoever to live in a car. Anytime anyone goes against was considered normal, with automatically think something's wrong with them, and I get it, that's the human brain. But it's also the human brain to be able to analyze what you think you believe and know

Several concerning things (besides the obvious optics stated in this video):
1.) Her Ex-Husband (who has a new fiancee and claims to have found GOD) offered her a job and she REFUSED
2.) She said in this video that SHE HAS AN ASSISTANT! How can she afford to do this and be living in her car FOR THREE YEARS!
3.) I understand "the hustle" to possibly "live out of your car" if you have a shoestring tour, I've heard struggle stories of possibly getting a van, having a twin-size mattress in the back to make it work & even people making close to 6-figures in the Bay Area being "functionally homeless". She's "televising the revolution"?! I think there are some unaddressed mental health issues here. Going into COVID five years ago, I made too much to get food stamps, but I didn't make enough to pay rent anywhere, so there was a period of time I working as a rideshare driver and living out of my car. Ideally, I'd NEVER broadcast that & people will see the struggle yet seldom help. Plenty of people in our age group, Marc would gladly open up their living space for Dawn to "couch surf" and I'd believe some would gladly do that "ni strings attached". Something isn't adding up and Jermaine Dupri even got on record speaking about it. I don't know about writing credits, but with royalties, there should be some place where she could live a modest life and maybe there would/could be a Geoffrey Owens "Trader Joe's" type of moment of living honestly and there's a come-up from there.
4.) This viral moment came conveniently after Terry and Cindy let Maxine back into En Vogue and her Lucy Pearl bandmate lost his brother to cancer in Tony! Toni! Toné! This story has gone a few days and you have not heard anybody she has sang with professionally come to her defense. There's ABSOLUTELY "more to the story" and things not being talked about. Dawn's mother may also have mental health issues, but it seems like we can't safely talk about "the elephant in the room" speculated without the offense of a Black person being portrayed as "crazy" and demonized. She may not have the Wendy Williams money for a guardian and/or conservator and I wonder when was the last time she performed anywhere (and what she was paid). While she went viral this week, I really don't think this video will help her to get booked more without an intervention.

I met Dawn Robinson in 1994 at the IAAAM Conference in Washington DC and got an autograph. She seemed like a lovely person. I've heard she could be difficult to work with (I think that manifested in TV-One's "R&B Divas: Los Angeles" Season 1), but I can't help but wonder what unaddressed issues led to this. I hope she gets the help she needs (financial, mental, if there's anything with substance abuse and/or if an unresolved hurt is causing a chain of self-destructive behaviors). For the LOVE OF GOD, I pray something positive shifts in her life before anything more abhorrent happens as we've lost too many legends already in the first 75 days of 2025.

I am a small-time Music Manager and promoter in Detroit. And I do know that Dawn, as well as any former really famous artist singer performer. Can go out here and do the one thing that they are good at which is singing even more so. She can do a small Club to her and get as much as 5,000 a show if that's what she desires. However I do recognize that the music industry is hard and in some cases can tear you down to where even that which you love you don't want to do for whatever reason. And being in La she should be able to find work as a background singer the girls from Jade sing background for Rod Stewart and other people as well. Maybe she can begin to do that but I'm praying for her just the same. Because this music business is treacherous and crazy. And no one is above being one step away from homeless

She's a good lookin woman. She's probably being taken advantage of by men as well. Obviously no family support, which opens women up to other's manipulation.

I wonder if she could have stayed with her mother and got two jobs and worked herself up. Being a celebrity can get you lost.You have to know how to live on the upside and the downside.

Regardless of not knowing the entire story, I wish her the best. She's so talented and down to earth. But it makes you wonder how someone with so many industry connections, that noone has stepped up to the plate to offer her some real assistance, or at least a nugget of opportunity, etc.. What happened to the Lucy Pearl crew? I heard she fell out with Rafael, but what about Ali Shaheed? And couldn't he connect her to active producer Q-tip? (who has a million connections, etc?)

Perhaps, in the end, it will take her fans to offer real support! Much love to her. ❤

I agree! Dawn deserve to have a place to live an apartment and to be safe.

Alot of turmoil in her life, but she still puts a good face on it. Praying for her and her people 🙏🙏🏽💞 …..I wouldn't say poverty and homelessness are the cause of issues; I would surmise they're the result. She was too talented, and worked too much to be in this position. She was probably exploited, stolen from and there could have been some other factors that lead to this.

Omg this breaks my ❤️. I absolutely loved this music group growing up they were super popular. Great memories with some is those songs.